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Drogheda’s title derives from the Irish ‘ Droichead Átha ‘, indicating ‘ bridge of the ford ‘ which refers to the River Boyne on which it stands. Drogheda was granted its constitution in 1194 by Hugh de Lacy ( following whom the de Lacy bridge in Drogheda is named ) The Anglo Normans manufactured Drogheda one particular of their principal strongholds, finishing the city partitions in 1334 advert. The walled location of the Mediaeval Drogheda enclosed a single hundred and thirteen acres, producing it one particular of the premier walled cities of the time.